Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Kuwait
Kuwait: Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm was 82.34 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Kuwait stood at 82.34 %.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Kuwait peaked at 86.94 % in 2007 and was at its lowest, 81.56 %, in 2022.
Kuwait ranks 14th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 85.4 % | — |
| 2001 | 84.78 % | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 84.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 85.46 % | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 85.9 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.15 % | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 86.77 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 86.94 % | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 86.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 86.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 84.37 % | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 85.3 % | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 85.08 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.99 % | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 81.78 % | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 82.06 % | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.72 % | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 82.97 % | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.72 % | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 84.38 % | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 84.29 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 82.4 % | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 81.56 % | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 82.34 % | +1.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 82.34 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 56.69 %, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 82.34 % is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 83.42 %, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.98 % | 84.78 % | 86.94 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.54 % | 81.78 % | 85.3 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.65 % | 81.56 % | 84.29 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
- 11 Libya 85.98 % compare
- 12 Qatar 83.42 % compare
- 12 Caribbean 54.62 % compare
- 12 Micronesia 39.9 % compare
- 13 Oman 82.79 % compare
- 13 Viet Nam 38.82 % compare
- 14 Timor-Leste 38.29 % compare
- 15 Lao People's Democratic Republic 37.99 % compare
- 15 Saudi Arabia 81.66 % compare
- 16 Bahrain 81.04 % compare
- 16 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 37.12 % compare
- 17 Tunisia 80.55 % compare
- 17 Melanesia 36.47 % compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kuwait
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0053 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 171.42 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2005)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Kuwait?
- Share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm in Kuwait was 82.34 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 86.94 % in 2007.
- What is the lowest share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.56 % in 2022.
- How does Kuwait rank for share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm?
- Kuwait ranks 14th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of employment by sex in industry: employment in off-farm rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Share of employment by sex in industry: Employment in off-farm agrifood systems — Value — Male — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — National — Non-agricultural agrifood systems. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.